Smyrna times., 1887-04-06
County and State Items

County and State Items.
The Presbyterian parsonage recently
built at Delaware City cost $500.
Norney's Bona Eide Citizen Bill is
playing havoc with theoystermen. At
Little Creek everything is in confusion.
Twenty seven years ago about two
inches ofsnOw fell in the month of Nav.
In 1845 about. four to five inches fell
about the 9th ofApril.
The Milford Water Works bill which
has been read once in the House is verv
nearly the same as the bill Dy which the
works at Smyrna were erected.
The Directors of the Delaware Rail-
road at late meeting decided to Law
fourteen miles OfsecOnd track this year,
nearl- all of which will be between
W. Astle and Middletown.
S1dad and sturgeon fishermen have
~ Enable to do anything because of
the inclement weather. The boats all
along the shore are in readiness and
waiting only for fair weather.
Mrs. Mary NAPLES, the wife of Rep
resentative L. w. NAPLES, of Sussex
county, died at her home in Lcwes last
Friday evening from cancer, with which
she had been sufferer for a long time.
She was about so years of age.
The Legislature was given a recep-
ton on Thursday evening by the Young
Mems Democratic Club of Wilmington.
Speech making was the order until late
in the evening, when there was an ad-
jOurnment to the refreshment room.
The report of the committee of the
Levy Court of Kent County shows that
there is due to the county from the col
lectOrs of county, road and poor taxes
$16, 6,113.O3. Over 81 800 of this amount
is on the duplicates of 1884 and 1885.
The meeting at Middletown, on Sat
urday last, was we'll attended by the
farmers, who after listening to speeches
by Messrs. Rigging, Eastman, Dill
worth and COrbit, resolved to organize
new grange of Patrons of Husbandry.
The Baltimore Sun, in speaking of
Governor Biggs' latest appointment,
says that Justice is generally represen-
ted as blind but never as deaf In this
case the appointing power was not blind
but deaf-tO the requests of the Bar and
People.
James Sharp, a well known and high
ly respected citizen of Harrington, died
at his home in that town on Wednesday
aged about 20 years. Nearly three
months ago Mr.. Sharp was wounded in
the foot by nail, which caused blood
poisoning.
The Bill prepared by the Society for
the Preventing of Cruelty to Children
which makes it a misdemeanOr for
man to desert or refuse to support his
wife and children, has already passed
the House, and no dOuhs but it will pass
the Senate and become law.
''Mrs. Walthrop's Bachelors" will be
given by the Dramatic Club of Odessa
in that town on Wednesday and Thnrs.
day evenings Ofnext weeks tn the Town
Hall. After the performance a supper
will be served by the ladies Ofthe Pres
byterian Church in the lower room.
John H. Paynter, Esq, the editor of
the Democrat at Georgetown from the
time it was established in January 1882,
has severed all his connection with the
management Of the paper, since his ap-
pOintment by Governor Biggs as Asso-
ciate Judge, residing in Sussex county.
Charles A. Lum. the last member of
what was once numerous and prOmi-
nent family in the lower end of New
Castle county, died at the National
Hotel at Middletown late on last Satur-
day afternoon. aged 50 years. His wife
who was Rebecca BOulden, alone sur
wives him.
A PASTOR REsIGNs.-The Rev. J. H
Nixon. d. D., pastor of the Central
Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, sur.
prised his congregation by announcing
his intention to resign on account of ill
health. The congregation will hold 3
meeting April 13 to consider the matter
Mr.. Nixon has been with the church
over ten years.
The legislature has seen fit to give
the conventiOnists hard road to traVe
and ifthe Democratic voters are to trav
ell italOne convention will be very ap
to get left. This is to use a western
phrase about the size Of it." If they
will call on the Republicans, Temper
ance men and Mugwumps to help then
they can pull it through.
In noticing the departure ofa garden
er from Milford the Chronicle says
THAT there has not been failure j
Milford for the past eight years bu
what we have caught a piece of it, an
in the future we will have spot cash il
advance for advertising, job work an
subscriptions from all persons other tina
well-knOwn persons of business"
The first Quarterly Meeting fC
Marydel circuit will be held Saturda
and Sunday, April 18th aud 18th. tn
Quarterly Conference will be held j
he church at Marydel on Saturda
morning, April 10Th, at 1O4 O'CLOCK
Rev. John France, Presiding Eide
will preach in the church at Temple
vile on Sunday morning, April 18th,
1O4 o'clock quarterly love feast at
Am.
Martha E., wife of Colonel JOshu
Clayton of st. Georges hundred, die
last week in the 81 st year of her ag
She was daughter Of the late Richal
Lockwood. and was married in l85
1t is mentioned as a remarkable circuI
stance that her wedding ring has n
been of her finger single nome
since the day of her marriage, 81 yea
ago. She was a consistent christian,
loving wife and mother.
The Milford NelUs, in reference to t
appointment and It's probable sequen'
gets off the following, under the ca
ton of" the Governors Prayer"
L IL.